Names beginning with the letter F, chosen with care, sorted alphabetically.
8,658 names
8,658 names
Punjabi
Mahi Sukhmani has a gentle, devotional feel, often read by Punjabi-speaking families as a name full of affection, calm, and blessing. Because the supplied source excerpts do not document the name's etymology, this page treats the meaning conservatively rather than claiming a single fixed origin.
Ethiopian
Mahlet is an Ethiopian girls' name commonly understood as “hymn,” “chant,” or “song of praise.” It has a gentle, devotional feeling that makes it especially meaningful for families who love names with spiritual warmth.
Persian
Mahnaz Roya Ghorbani is a Persian feminine name with a soft, poetic sound. Mahnaz is commonly understood as a moonlike, graceful name, while Roya is associated with dreams or vision, and Ghorbani is a Persian family name.
Urdu
Mahnoor is commonly understood as “moonlight” or “light of the moon.” In Urdu, it is written ماہ نور.
Persian
Mahoor Raha is presented here as a unisex Persian name, but the provided sources do not verify a specific etymology or literal meaning. Its sound gives a calm, lyrical impression, with Mahoor feeling musical and Raha feeling open and gentle.
Persian
The meaning of Mahoor Vida Sanei is not verified in the provided source material. It reads as a Persian girl’s full name, with Mahoor as the given name, Vida as a second given or middle name, and Sanei as the family name.
Persian
Mahtab is a Persian name meaning “moonlight,” “full moon,” or the splendor of the moon. Mahtab Fereshteh Soltani has a graceful Persian sound, with Mahtab giving the full name its luminous center.
Persian
Mahtab Parisa is a Persian girls' name meaning “moonlight, fairy-like.” Mahtab means “moonlight” or “splendor of the moon,” and Parisa means “fairy-like.”
Persian
Mahtab is a Persian name commonly understood as “moonlight.” With Sahar, meaning “dawn,” Mahtab Sahar has a lovely night-to-morning feeling: moonlight giving way to first light.
Arabic
Mai is a short Arabic girl name, also found in several other cultures as a given name and surname. Its exact meaning is listed differently across baby-name sources, so many parents choose it for its sound: light, graceful, and quietly confident.
Spanish
Maia comes from ancient Greek and is commonly understood as “mother,” “nurse,” or “midwife.” In mythology, Maia is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, which gives the name a gentle, maternal, starry feeling.
Latin
Maia Fernanda pairs Maia, an ancient Greek name meaning “mother,” “nurse,” or “midwife,” with the warm, Latin-style rhythm of Fernanda. The full name feels graceful, melodic, and quietly strong.
Spanish
Maia means “good mother” or “foster mother” from Greek, while Gabriela is the feminine form of Gabriel, often understood as “God is my strength.” Cañizares is a Spanish surname tied to places known for reed beds or cane brakes.
Spanish
Maia comes from ancient Greek mythology, where Maia is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. The Greek name is connected with the ideas of “mother,” “nurse,” or “midwife,” giving Maia Josefina a caring, protective feel.
Spanish
Maia comes from Ancient Greek and is linked with meanings like “mother,” “nurse,” or “midwife.” Lucía is the Spanish form of Lucia, traditionally associated with light, and Ferrer is a Spanish surname that gives the full name a grounded, familiar Iberian feel.
Vietnamese
Mai Anh is a Vietnamese feminine compound name. A verified literal meaning was not available in the provided sources, so it is safest to treat it as a graceful Vietnamese given name rather than attach an unconfirmed translation.
Native American
Maiara Yara has no securely verified meaning in the provided sources. It reads as a lyrical, nature-bright compound name, with Yara supported as a used given name in contemporary culture.
Spanish
Maia means “mother,” “nurse,” or “midwife” from Ancient Greek, and it belongs to a mythological figure who was mother of Hermes. Teresa has an uncertain origin, often linked with Greek ideas of summer or harvest, giving Maia Teresa a gentle, nurturing, sun-warmed feel.
Vietnamese
Mai Hồng Nhung is a Vietnamese girl’s name often understood through its lovely word images: mai can suggest the apricot blossom, hồng can mean pink or rose, and nhung can mean velvet. Together, it gives a soft, floral feeling, like a rose-pink velvet blossom.
Nigerian
Maimuna is an Arabic-rooted girl name meaning “blessed,” “fortunate,” “happy,” or “safe and trustworthy.” It carries a gentle feeling of good fortune, calm strength, and being wished for with love.
Nigerian
Maimuna is an Arabic girls' name meaning “blessed,” “fortunate,” “thriving,” or “prosperous.” It is also connected with safety, trustworthiness, and good fortune.
Swahili
Maimuna means “blessed,” “fortunate,” or “auspicious” from Arabic roots. Paired with Rukia, Maimuna Rukia has a gentle Swahili-Muslim style with a meaning centered on blessing and good fortune.
Swahili
Maimuna is an Arabic-rooted name usually understood as “blessed,” “fortunate,” or “one who brings good luck.” Maimuna Salama has a gentle Swahili feel, with Maimuna carrying a warm wish for blessing and good fortune.
Swahili
Maimuna means “blessed,” “fortunate,” or “auspicious,” from Arabic naming tradition. Maimuna Sitti has a gentle, dignified feel, pairing a blessing-centered first name with a graceful second name used in Swahili-speaking and Muslim family contexts.
Bengali
Mainak is a Bengali boy name meaning “a mountain in the Himalayas.” It is also described as a mountain near Kailash and as the son of Himalaya in Hindu naming tradition.
Vietnamese
Mai Phương means “the fragrance of the mai flower,” with Mai referring to the spring-blooming yellow apricot blossom and Phương understood in Hán Việt as “fragrance” or “direction.” It feels gentle, hopeful, and graceful.
Vietnamese
Mai Phương Linh is a Vietnamese girl's name. A specific verified meaning for the full name was not provided in the available source material.
Urdu
Maira is commonly given in Urdu-speaking families with the meaning “radiant” or “beloved.” Nameberry also lists Maira as a Greek-linked variation of Myra, meaning “sweet-smelling oil.”
Hindi
Maira is reported as a multi-origin feminine name connected with meanings like "shining," "virtuous," "princess," and "noble lady." The provided sources do not establish a verified meaning for Anushka, so the safest reading is a graceful Hindi girl name pairing with a bright, noble first name.
Punjabi
Maira Batool Goraya is a Punjabi girl’s full name with a graceful, family-rooted feel. The supplied sources do not verify a specific meaning for Maira, Batool, or Goraya, so the meaning should be treated as uncertain unless confirmed by family tradition or a trusted language scholar.
Urdu
Maira Batool Rizvi is an Urdu Muslim girl’s name combination. The supplied sources do not verify a specific etymology for Maira, Batool, or Rizvi, so the safest meaning is best described as family and faith rooted rather than definitively translated.
Urdu
Maira is a feminine Arabic-origin name meaning “swift” and “light.” In the full Urdu name Maira Fariha Mughal, it gives the name a bright, graceful first impression.
Punjabi
Maira is listed as a variation of Myra, with a Greek meaning often given as “sweet-smelling oil.” Paired with Fatima, it feels gentle, dignified, and especially familiar for a Punjabi Muslim girl.
Urdu
The meaning of Maira is not confirmed by the provided source material. Hameeda is commonly understood in Muslim naming use as a feminine name connected with praise, while Qureshi is a family name, so the full name has a dignified Urdu and Muslim family-name feel.
Urdu
Maira is most strongly documented as a feminine name from Greek mythology, linked to Greek marmairo, meaning “sparkle, gleam, flash.” In the full Urdu name Maira Naureen Ansari, it has a graceful, light-filled sound, though the provided sources do not document a separate meaning for Naureen or Ansari.
Urdu
Maira Zahra Qadri is an Urdu-style full name. Based on the supplied sources, the personal-name meaning of Maira is not verified, while Maira also appears as the acronym MAIRA in technology contexts.
Urdu
Maira Zainab is an Urdu girl’s name pairing two soft, familiar Muslim name sounds. The provided sources do not verify a specific etymology or literal meaning for Maira or Zainab, so the safest reading is as a graceful Urdu compound name rather than a confirmed meaning phrase.
Irish
Mairead is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic form connected to Margaret, which means “pearl.” Mairead Una carries a gentle Irish feel, pairing a pearl-rooted first name with the soft, simple sound of Una.
Irish
Máirín is an Irish feminine name meaning a little form of Mary, often understood as an affectionate Irish diminutive. Máirín Teresa pairs that Irish warmth with the familiar, classic rhythm of Teresa.
Vietnamese
Mai Thanh is given in the source material as Vietnamese for “a pure apricot blossom.” The meaning of Tùng is not established in the provided sources, so the safest reading is a graceful Vietnamese three-part name built around the image of purity and blossom-like beauty.
Tamil
Maithili is tied to the Mithila region and to Maithili, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal. As a full Tamil name, Maithili Shruthi Raghavan has a gentle, literary sound with a strong family-name finish.
Sanskrit
Maitreyi is a feminine Sanskrit name. The supplied source material does not provide a verified literal meaning, so its meaning is best treated with care rather than guessed.
Sanskrit
Maitreyi is a Sanskrit girl name connected with friendship, wisdom, and nobility. It is often interpreted as “friend of the wise,” “friendly and noble,” or “beloved friend.”
Sanskrit
Maitreyi is a Sanskrit name linked with friendship, goodwill, and a wise feminine presence. Paired with Roshni, commonly understood as light, Maitreyi Roshni Bhat has the warm sense of friendly wisdom and brightness.
Vietnamese
Mai Trường Sơn is a Vietnamese boy’s name that reads with a strong, grounded feeling. Trường Sơn can be understood as “long mountain” or “enduring mountain,” while Mai is the family name.
Scandinavian
Maja is a German, Slovene, and Scandinavian form of Maya. It is also connected to an Arabic meaning, “splendid,” giving this short name a bright, graceful feel.
Arabic
Majd is a unisex Arabic name meaning "glory," with related ideas of laurels, praise, extolling, and exalting. Majd Amin has a strong, polished sound: compact at the front, gentle at the end.
Arabic
Majd is an Arabic boy name meaning “glory,” “honour,” or “dignity.” Majd Khalil has a strong, polished sound, with Majd carrying a clear sense of respect and standing.
Arabic
Majid is an Arabic boy name meaning “noble,” “glorious,” or “magnificent.” It can also carry ideas of honor, generosity, and abundance.
Native American
Maka is a short, gentle unisex name meaning “earth” in Lakota. It has a grounded, nature-rich feeling with a clean two-syllable sound.
